Email Privacy Act [HB-387]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Telecommunications ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[National Security ]
[Criminal Justice ]
Email Privacy Act (Sec. 2) This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise provisions that limit an electronic communication service (ECS) or remote communication service (RCS) provider from voluntarily disclosing the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage. (Sec. 3) The bill also revises the standards for the government to compel an ECS or RCS provider to disclose contents of a wire or electronic communication or noncontent records or information pertaining to a subscriber or customer. The government must
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HB-387: Email Privacy Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Ted Poe
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On The Judiciary. on 02/07/2017
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 [HB-7]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Healthcare ]
[Insurance ]
[Taxes ]
[Public Health ]
No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017 TITLE I--PROHIBITING FEDERALLY FUNDED ABORTIONS (Sec. 101) This bill makes permanent the prohibition on the use of federal funds, including funds in the budget of the District of Columbia, for abortion or health coverage that includes abortion. The prohibitions in this bill, and current prohibitions, do not apply to abortions in cases of rape or incest, or where a physical condition endangers a woman's life unless an abortion is performed. Abortions may not be provided
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HB-7: No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full Disclosure Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/30/2017
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 [HB-599]
[Telecommunications ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Small Business ]
[Education ]
Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to replace various reporting requirements with a communications marketplace report that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must publish on its website and submit to Congress every two years assessing: (1) competition in the communications marketplace; (2) deployment of communications capabilities, including whether advanced telecommunications capability is being deployed to all Americans in a reasonable and timely
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HB-599: Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 01/24/2017
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 [HB-644]
[Healthcare ]
[Reproductive Rights / Abortion ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Religion ]
Conscience Protection Act of 2017 This bill amends the Public Health Service Act to codify the prohibition against the federal government and state and local governments that receive federal financial assistance for health-related activities penalizing or discriminating against a health care provider based on the provider's refusal to be involved in, or provide coverage for, abortion. Health care providers include health care professionals, health care facilities, social services providers, health care professional training programs, and health
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HB-644: Conscience Protection Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Introduced In House on 01/24/2017
Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2017 [HB-637]
[Air Quality ]
[Energy ]
[Environmental ]
[Climate Change ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to exclude carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocarbons, perfluorocarbons, and sulfur hexafluoride pollution from the scope of that Act. The bill declares that current law does not authorize or require the regulation of climate change or global warming and nullifies certain final rules relating to: (1) greenhouse gas and volatile organic compounds emissions, including methane emissions, from the oil and natural gas sector; and (2) carbon pollution emissions
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HB-637: Stopping EPA Overreach Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Water Resources And Environment. on 01/25/2017
HJR-43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Became Public Law No: 115-23. (txt | Pdf) on 04/13/2017
You have voted HJR-43: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the final rule submitted by Secretary of Health and Human Services relating to compliance with title X requirements by project recipients in selecting subrecipients..
HJR-40: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Russell
Became Public Law No: 115-8. (txt | Pdf) on 02/28/2017
You have voted HJR-40: Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Social Security Administration relating to Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act of 2007..
Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 [HB-806]
[Air Quality ]
[Environmental ]
[Energy ]
Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017 This bill amends the Clean Air Act to revise the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) program. (Sec. 2) The bill delays the implementation of the ozone NAAQS that were published in 2015. The bill extends until: (1) October 26, 2024, the deadline for states to submit designations to implement the 2015 ozone NAAQS; and (2) October 26, 2025, the deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to designate state areas as attainment, nonattainment, or unclassifiable areas with respect to the
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HB-806: Ozone Standards Implementation Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Steve Scalise
Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Environment And Public Works. on 07/19/2017
Free Speech Fairness Act [HB-781]
[Taxes ]
[Nonprofit ]
Free Speech Fairness Act This bill amends the Internal Revenue Code to permit a tax-exempt organization to make certain statements related to a political campaign without losing its tax-exempt status. An organization may not lose its tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) or be deemed to have participated in, or intervened in any political campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for public office, solely because of the content of any statement that: (1) is made in the ordinary course of the organization's regular and customary
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HB-781: Free Speech Fairness Act
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Johnson
Introduced In House on 02/01/2017
English Language Unity Act of 2017 [HB-997]
[Immigration ]
[Human Rights ]
[Education ]
English Language Unity Act of 2017 This bill establishes English as the official language of the United States. Naturalization ceremonies and official functions of the U.S. government, subject to exceptions, must be conducted in English. The bill declares that all citizens should be able to read and understand generally the English language text of U.S. laws. A person injured by a violation of this bill may obtain relief, including a declaratory judgment, in a civil action. English language requirements and workplace policies, whether in the public
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HB-997: English Language Unity Act of 2017
Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney
Referred To The Subcommittee On Immigration And Border Security. on 03/02/2017